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A scoring system for predicting the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to establish a scoring system to predict the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema. METHODS: From April 2017 to December 2018, 533 patients who previously underwent surgery for breast cancer were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Univariate analysis was performed to expl...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Chinese Nursing Association
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031125/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32099855 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.12.007 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: We aimed to establish a scoring system to predict the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema. METHODS: From April 2017 to December 2018, 533 patients who previously underwent surgery for breast cancer were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Univariate analysis was performed to explore and define the risk factors. A scoring system was then established on the basis of odds ratio values in the regression analysis. RESULTS: The additive scoring system values ranged from 6 to 22. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of this scoring system showed a sensitivity and specificity of 83.3% and 57.3%, respectively, to predict the risk of lymphedema at a cut-off of 15.5 points; the area under the curve was 0.736 (95% confidence interval: 0.662–0.811), with χ(2) = 5.134 (P = 0.274) for the Hosmer–Lemeshow test. CONCLUSIONS: The predictive efficiency and accuracy of the scoring system were acceptable, and the system could be used to predict and screen groups at high risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema. |
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